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Solidification of LiCl–Li2O oxide reduction salt into sodalite by a spark plasma sintering

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The waste LiCl–Li2O oxide reduction salt was solidified and transformed into sodalite by the spark plasma sintering method. Compared with traditional solidification method, SPS operates at a lower pressure, lower temperature, shorter processing time, and without sintering additive. The SPS-solidified sodalite presents a low porosity of 0.37% and low leaching rates of 2.21 g m–2 d–1 for Cs, 3.05 × 10–1 g m–2 d–1 for Ba, and 3.12 × 10–1 g m–2 d–1 for Sr. Overall, the SPS is a promising method to solidify various waste OR salts.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 52031008).

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    Yuqi Jiang, Shuaibo Gao, Peng Li, Yongsong Ma, Huayi Yin & Dihua Wang

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Jiang, Y., Gao, S., Li, P. et al. Solidification of LiCl–Li2O oxide reduction salt into sodalite by a spark plasma sintering. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 331, 2919–2928 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-022-08376-0

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